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Record Nr.

UNINA9910741165703321

Autore

Fleury Pierre

Titolo

Gravitation : From Newton to Einstein / / by Pierre Fleury

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019

ISBN

3-030-32001-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XII, 120 p. 52 illus., 10 illus. in color.)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Physics, , 2191-5423

Disciplina

530.1

Soggetti

Gravitation

Mechanics

Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory

Classical Mechanics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Newton’s physics -- Einstein’s theory of relativity -- The general-relativistic world.

Sommario/riassunto

This primer proposes a journey from Newton's dynamics to Einstein's relativity. It constitutes a pedagogical, rigorous, and self-contained introduction to the concepts and mathematical formulation of gravitational physics. In particular, much attention is devoted to exploring and applying the basic tools of differential geometry, that is the language of general relativity. Real-world manifestations of relativity, such as time dilation, gravitational waves, and black holes, are also discussed in detail. This book is designed for third-year bachelor or first-year master students in theoretical physics, who are already familiar with Newton's physics, possibly had an introductory course on special relativity, and who are seeking to learn general relativity on a firm basis.